". . . A knockabout comedy stuffed with entertaining and often ingenious effects." – Tom Gilling, The Bulletin ". . . real magic for children . . . The name of Esben Storm's work in Australian children's television should make him a national hero. – Dennis Pryor, The AgePatricia Edgar was extremely pleased with the response to the series and excited about the fact that academics were beginning to analyse the Foundation's programs as "serious cultural product". Leonie Rutherford argued for cultural research studies of Australian children's television using The Genie from Down Under'' to demonstrate the complexity and the layers that had been written into the classic battle of master against servant, adult against child, and the humour in the cultural differences generated by national stereotypes. References External links Australian children's television series Australian comedy television series Australian children's fantasy television series British children's comedy television series BBC children's television shows Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming Australian science fiction television series 1996 Australian television series debuts 1998 Australian television series endings Television shows set in England Television shows set in Australia Genies in television English-language television shows 1990s British children's television series Television series about teenagers